How to Use optical illusion in a Sentence

optical illusion

noun

• The closer building looks larger than the farther one, but it's just an optical illusion. The two buildings are actually the same size.
• The sleeves are sheer for a unique optical illusion and have a polka-dot-like pattern for more of a pop.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024
• After all, a solar eclipse—when the Moon appears to cross the disk of the Sun—is an optical illusion.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 30 June 2022
• And for those of you who like to give yourself optical illusions, here’s how to make a face from arches.
  — Cecil Beaton, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2018
• Then later that evening, the moon dog, a rare optical illusion, emerged low over the horizon.
  — Norimitsu Onishi Nasuna Stuart-Ulin, New York Times, 4 June 2023
• Alas, a big ol' puddle was the culprit of the optical illusion.
  — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2022
• This produces the optical illusion that, in fact, your shirt is tucked in right at the top of your skirt, which is certainly not rolled.
  — Kelly Conaboy, The Cut, 7 May 2018
• The singer took to Instagram to share some fun snapshots in an optical illusion of a dress.
  — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 16 Oct. 2021
• The jewel colors in this photo are what caught my eye first, followed by the optical illusion of a fist coming out of the sky to punch me in the face.
  — Kathryn Prociv, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2017
• This isn’t the first optical illusion look that Kenny has served.
  — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 5 Jan. 2023
• By the end of next week, Mercury will switch acts in the optical illusion in our sky, moving out of retrograde.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 28 May 2022
• Break out of your blazer dress box and try this take from Self-Portrait that feels like an optical illusion.
  — Aemilia Madden, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Oct. 2022
• Amdam likens them to the classic optical illusion (shown on the right) which depicts both a young debutante and an old crone.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2012
• Many of those grainy photos and videos turned out to be hoaxes or optical illusions.
  — Eric Weiner, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2019
• Later, the lines were proved to be nothing more than an optical illusion.
  — TheWeek, 16 Aug. 2020
• Don’t dwell on how this trade looks; in a vacuum, a laundry list of draft picks can work as an optical illusion.
  — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 21 June 2019
• The famous 'Man in the Moon' is an optical illusion, based on patterns formed by dark and white terrain on the lunar surface.
  — David Bressan, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021
• From a plane, the backlit dunes look like an optical illusion, gentle sand waves rippling out to the horizon’s edge.
  — Susanna Schrobsdorff, Time, 7 Feb. 2021
• It can also be called an optical illusion; the planets will be about 450 million miles away from each other at the time.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2020
• The technique creates an optical illusion of jeans being stuck or glued to the wearer.
  — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 19 July 2024
• The legendary pro extended the print over lids and lips for a trippy optical illusion.
  — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2022
• Straw raced to the warning track before an optical illusion took place.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 2 Oct. 2022
• The mirror that spans from floor to ceiling at the rear of the kitchen offers an optical illusion of space expanding beyond the confines of the apartment—a clever trick.
  — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 2 Mar. 2023
• But these drivers are, in a sense, an optical illusion.
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 27 July 2023
• There are suits made with tulle and faux-fur and fruit-shaped appliqué, along with optical illusion bikinis and suits that seem to defy the laws of gravity.
  — Teddy Minford, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Mar. 2023
• By the time the addictive, shuffling beat kicks in, the optical illusions commence as Grande then struts onto the ceiling.
  — Abby Jones, Billboard, 20 Apr. 2018
• Some fans on social media worried that one member of the team may have ended up in a tree, but that turned out to be an optical illusion.
  — al, 1 Jan. 2022
• Risks are minimal, due to the fact that it's supposed to be a brief optical illusion; hence why celebrities use face lift tape for big events and red carpets.
  — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 7 July 2022
• Take his camp-themed look for the 2019 Met Gala, a truly avant-garde optical illusion involving a few extra pairs of eyes and a Michael Meyers mask.
  — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 9 July 2019
• The bodycon look created a striking optical illusion with a green and blue floral print panel on the front that connected with a black fabric on its sides and back.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 20 July 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024